“What is success?
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.

—Bessie Anderson Stanley (1879–1952)
Traditionally attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)”

Excerpt From: Richard N. Bolles. “What Color Is Your Parachute? 2014.” Ten Speed Press, 2013-08-13.